Baking pan



Patented dan, 2 i923.

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httdt ARTHUR KATZINGER, OF CHICAGO, LLNOSTASSIGNOR T0 EDWARD KATZINGER y COMANY, OF OHICAGD, ILLNOSVA GORE'EDRATION ILLINOIS.

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Application filed April 2, i921. Serial No. lil'f.

T 0 all whom t may concern Be it known that i, Altri-run Ka'rziiaoniz,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of @ook and State of lllinois, have invented certain new and useful improvements in ylaking Pans, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to bakingpans and has forone of its objects the provision of a baking pan having simple and efficient means for loosening articles baked in said pan. A further object is the provision of a baking` pan having a member for loosening articles baked in the pan, the latter being adapted for quick and easyremoval fromthe pan.

il further object is the provision of a baking pan having a movable member attached thereto which extends above the top of the pan and is adapted to support the latter in inverted position. i

A still further object is the provision of baking' pan having1 an adjustable member' mounted thereon with an opening in said member adapted to engage a nail or other object for supporting the pan when not in use.

Other objects will appear' hereinafter.

An embodiment of my invention is illustrat-ed in the accomliianying drawing, formn Ving` a part of this specification, and in '\vhich- Fig. l is a planv view of a baking pan embodving` my invention; K

Fig.v 2 is a section of the same; and

Fig. 3 is a fragmental side elevation showino' the pan in inverted position.

Referring more particularly to the drawl have indicated a rectangular pan having a plane bottom et with upri: t Walls 6 at the edges of the bottom and a Wired rim '7 extending around the top of the side walls. Vlhe pan with its side Walls and rim may be of any approved or ordinary design.

Disposed on the bottom l; i have indicated. a flat ribbon-like knife 8 which is adapted. to be moved laterally thereof from one side of the pan to the opposite side for cutting,r loose a cake or other article baked in the pan after such baking. The knife 8 has portions 'QeXtending across two ofthe side Walls 6 so as to'cut thewcake or other article loose Vfrom the side Walls at the same timesuch cake or other article is yloosened from the bottom. p

is a simple means for holding` the knife 8 in position l have indicated portions 10 which extend partially around the Wired rims 7 so as to hold the knife 8 in position and permit `its free movement -bodily and laterally across the'pan bottom.

it the ends'. of the curved portions l0 I have indicated loops l1, and these loops 11 are preferably extended above the top 'of rims 7 so that when the pan is inverted, 'as

indicated in Fig. 3, the loops 1l may support `the pan. This .construction Will have the advantage ofl holdingA a pan upfrom a ysupporting surface vwhilean article Which has been baked therein is permitted yto free itself from the pan. rihe loops, further# more, are of suiiicient size to permit easy handling of the pan when so desired.

in loops ll l have provided openings-12, either one of which may engage a nail in a Wall or other place, not shown, for supporting the pan when not in use,

The knife which comprises parts 8, 9, 10 and ll is preferablyv of a resilient material so that it Will remain in close Contact with the bottom. 4L and Walls 6, and so that the curved portions l0-may spring off theWired 'rims 7 when it is vdesired to remove. the

kni fe from the pan. It Will also be apparent ytl'iat' theknifecan `be quickly and easily put back in position and sprung into place rdue tothe resiliency ofthe material thereof.

lt will be seen that the knife 8, 9 'comprises a singlemetal strip having extensions which are tubular transversely and circular in elevation, as shownin FigQ," so as to ting the bottom and spaced-apart side Walls of the pan the tubular' springclips 10, l0 also act to guidethe knife around the bote tom and side` Walls of the pan Without any effort on the par@ of the operator to hold the knife in proper position during operation. Connected to the spring clips are additional extensions of the metal strip curved into closed loops7 as shown in Fig. 2, to serve as handles for operatingv the kni'leiand for also detaching the knife from the panwlien de sired. lt will also be seen that by forming the single strip of metal as shown in llig. 2, various functions may be performed and various advantages obtained7 and furtheri'nore, by forming these handles so ras to project above the upper plane extending from. the upper edges of the pan these handles serve as foot rests when the pan is inverted so as to elevate a portion ofthe pan While it is restingon a plane surface such as a baking` table'. l/Vhen the pan is not in use it may be lhung` up by placing' the opening,` 12 over a suitable peg or nailv so as to suspend the pan with its open side'tovvartl a vertical Wall.

The handles 11 being on opposite sides of the pan Will provide two points of support' for vthe latter When it is inverted, as illustrated in Fig. 3. These handles and one edge of the pan Will Asupport the latter in an inclined position Whenthe pan is inverted and placed on a supporting surface to allow the baked material to cool, shrink anddrop to wholly released position.

Gbviously those skilled in the art may make various-changes in the details and arrangements of parts Without departing` from the spirit and scope of my invention as defined by the claims hereto appended land l Wish thereforevnot to be restricted to the precise construction herein disclosed.

I claimr v 1. A. knife adapted to fit the bottom and spaced-apart inner sides of a baking pan, re-

silient means at the ends of the knife to fit the edges ofthe pan to hold the knife in position and to guide the same, and handles projecting above the plane of the upper edges of the pan at the ends of the knife to serve as foot rests to hold a portionof the pan elevated when such pan isinverted and placed on a supporting surface to allow the 'baked material to cool, shrink and' drop to Whollvreleased position.

2. A knife adapted to tit closelyfagainst the bottom and inner spacedapart side Walls of a bakinf in position to operate the latter and to hold la portion of the pan elevated when inverted and resting ona .supportinp;` surface to pei'- mitA the baked material to become detached `from the pan. y l y '3.1l`he combination with a baking pan v pan and slide therealong. and t handles connected to the ends of said knife same along the bottom of said pan, and a handle 'tor operating said knife and for also ol'ierating` said spring clip to detach said knife from said pan.

i el. rflic combination With a baking pan having a beaded rim with an outer shoulder on. its under side. ofl a detachable knife adapted to closely ,tit the bottom of said pan and comprising resilient means extending more than halfway around said beaded rim to grip said rim by extending); to the underA side of said shoulder to hold the knife in operating` position and to guide the same, and handle extending from said resilient means serving` to operate the latter to connect or disconnect said knife 'to or from said pan,

said extension being` formed to also serve as p along; such bottom. and extensions from said y yresilient holders curved to positions above the plane of the. upper edges of the pan to serve as handles to lift the pan with' its contents therein and to operate the knife and to elevate a portion of the-pan when in inverted positions lon baking table; 6. bake panknife comprising a single. `flat stripv of integral'metall adapted to slide along;` the bottom and spaced apart inner Wallsof a bake pan, resilient extensions tul'iular transversely and circular in crossik section and adapted to be sprung' more than half way around the spaced apart wired rim of a bake pan to the under sides of said rim to hold the knife in operating! positions and hung np from. either end or to enable the pan to be linnn; up with VAvertital side fac inn; the Wallf' l 7. knife ailapted to (it the bottom and spaced apart inner sides of a baking pair having` a 'Wired rim, resilient extensions at the ends' of the knife extending more than half Way around the Wired rim to grip the lunder sides of the rim to hold the knife closely fitting the bottom and circularsides of the pan andrto guidesuchknife during operation, and upwardly proj ectinpy handlesv at the ends of the knife serving as foot rests to holda portion of the pan elevated when inverted and placed on a supporting surface to allow the baked material to cool, shrink and drop to released position, said handles also serving to lift the pan with the contents therein and to detach said resilient eXtensionsfrom the rim of the pan to remove the knife from the pan.

8. The combination with abaking pan having a flnted rim with an outer shoulder' on its under side, of a detachable knife adapted to closely fit the bottom of said pan and comprising a spring clip extension sprung around and under said shoulder' to hold the knife in position and guide the same along the bottom of said pan7 and a handle for operating said spring clip, said handle being constructed also to hang the pan on a vertical Wall with the open side thereof facing the Wall.

9. In combination, a knife adapted Ato slide along the bottom of a baking pan, means at the ends of the knife for connection to the rim of such baking pan tol guide the knife along the bot-tom of the pan and to have a close fit with suoli bottoni, and handles attached to said connection means for operating said knife, said handles being extended above the plane of the upper edges of the pan to serve as foot rests to hold a portion of the pan elevated when. inverted and resting on a plane supportingsurface.

l0. The combination with a baking pan, of ra knife slidably mounted `in said pan to closely fit its bottom, means at the ends of said knife for connection to the rim of said pan, and loop, extensions from said connection means to positions above the plane of the upper' edges of the pan, there being a perforation in one of said loops adapted to engage a support for sustaining the pan When not in use.

1l. In combination7 a baking pan having a Wired rim, an integral strip of resilient material having a portion disposed across the bottom of the pan to make a close fit therewith, portions disposed against opposite side Walls-of the pan to make close fit With such side Walls, portions extending partially around said Wired rim, and portions disposed in loops to serve as handles for operating the portions along thefbottorn and side Walls While said portions which extend along the wired rim guide said first named portions along tlie inside of the pan, there being an opening in one of the loops for suspending the pan When not in use.

ln testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification on this 31st day of March, A. D. 1921.

' ARTHUR KATZINGER. 

